Formed by guitarist Kazuya and bassist Ryuji in 1992, they came into the Nagoya-kei scene, with other bands such as Kuroyume, Laputa, and Rouage, among others. In December 1993, Shun joined on guitar. In 1994 they released a 2-track demotape titled 'Karuma', and a few months later released their debut independent album, 'Taiyou no Toriko', on the NOIR label, which featured Tatsuya on drums. Their sound during this period was dark and aggressive. Their second and first full length album, MASK, played a role in the transition between their earlier darker material and their later pop-oriented music, and introduced Tohru on drums, who had joined them in march of 1995. With MARBLE, they began to fully embrace the pop-rock style hinted on the previous album. Eventually signing to a major label, FOR LIFE RECORDS, they released ONE -one for all-, in 1998, which was considerably lighter and underproduced than the previous works. Their 5th album, THE.LOST.INNOCENT, released in 1999, was more experimental, simultaneously featuring songs in both the pop vein and moodier tracks such as 'Masquerade in the Room' and 'Rainy Merry-go-round'. In 2000, the Stoic Stone label was started and EAS was released on that label. EAS was much more raw and edgy, but keeping in touch with the pop-rock vein they had adopted, which they would continue to do from then on with their next five albums. However, as their singles would reveal, they have always experimented with a diverse range of styles.
In 2004 Fanatic Crisis joined up with enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa and folk-hiphop duo Billiken to form the band Cross Clover and released a maxi-single called Evergreen in 2004, which was also featured as a b-side to their final single, everlove.
In 2005, they played their final concert performance at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall. A 2-disc DVD was released soon after.
[edit] Members Tsutomu Ishizuki - Vocal Kazuya (Real name: Nishida Kazuya) - Guitar Shun (Real name: Segi Yoshiki) - Guitar Ryuji (Real name: Kosaka Ryuji) - Bass Tohru (Real name: Nagae Tohru) - Drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Demotapes
カルマ (1994.4.?)
[edit] Singles
Indies Memories in White (1995.11.25) 月の花 (1996.7.5) Rain (1996.7.5)
Major SUPER SOUL (1997.8.6) SLEEPER (1997.10.29) ONE -you are the one- (1998.1.28) Rainy merry-go-round (1998.5.13) 火の鳥 (1998.7.1) Maybe true (1998.9.23) beauties -beauty eyes-/ジェラシー (1999.1.1) 7[SEVEN] (1999.4.14) SIDE EVE (1999.11) Mail Order Exclusive SIDE ADAM (1999.12) Mail Order Exclusive 心に花を 心に棘を (2000.5.17) Behind (2000.8.9) DEFECT LOVER COMPLEX (2000.8.9) LIFE (2000.10.25) hal[ハル] (2001.2.16) JET hyp! (2001.4.11) ゆらぎ (2001.5.30) ダウンコード (2001.10.3) スプートニク -旅人たち- (2002.2.6) LOVE MONSTER (2002.4.11) ドラキラ (2002.6.12) BLUE ROSE (2002.11.7) 夢じゃない世界。 (2003.1.16) moonlight (2003.4.16) 月の魔法 (2003.11.6) 鴉<KARASU> (2004.1.9) everlove (2004.5.12)
Only Available at Live Events:
Sleepless Merry Go Round 1995 Original New Version (1995.9.10)
永遠の子供たち -The Eternal Child-
Fanclub Only: you (2002.12) Holy Song (2003.12)
[edit] Albums
Indies (Noir) 太陽の虜 (1995.4.28) 1st & 2nd Press MASK (1996.1.7) 1st-3rd Press MARBLE (1996.11.25)
Major (For Life Records) ONE -one for all- (1998.3.4) THE.LOST.INNOCENT (1999.2.24)
Major (Stoic Stone) EAS (2000.9.13) POP (2001.6.27) beautiful world (2001.12.6) 5 (2002.7.10) neverland (2003.7.2) marvelous+ (2004.7.28) THE BEST of FANATIC◇CRISIS Single Collection 01 (2005.3.30) THE BEST of FANATIC◇CRISIS Single Collection 02 (2005.3.30) THE BEST of FANATIC◇CRISIS B-Side Collection (2006.8.9)
[edit] Video
VHS 1995 AUG. Truth 1995 SEP. Making of Truth~Tour Final 1997 APR. Groovers File Mix
DVD 1998 JUL. Des(clip)tion 1999 JUL. Des(clip)tion 2 2000 SEP. Des(clip)tion 3 2001 MAR. EAS SYNDROME FILES 2001 JUL. Des(clip)tion 4 2002 AUG. Des(clip)tion 5 2002 DEC. Blue Rose 2003 FEB. Yume jyanai sekai 2003 MAR. documents 2002 2003 DEC. Des(clip)tion 6 2004 FEB. Karasu 2005 MAY. THE BEST of des[clip]tion DVD 2005 MAY. LAST LIVE at Tokyo Bay NK Hall 2005 NOV. LAST LIVE DVD
[edit] Compilations
Who's Next Cry-Max Pleasure SuperLoud,Trance and Violence for Extacy (1995.5.24)
Mobius~メビウスと哀星
SHOCKWAVE '96 Truth
EMERGENCY EXPRESS 1996 (1996.4.25) P・E・R・S・O・N・A
THE END OF THE CENTURY ROCKERSⅡ (1996.6.21) RHAPSODY(STYLE MORE CRAZY) EGOISM
[edit] Songs Written for Other Artists
Tsutomu Ishizuki real LOVE-true LOVE / Takashi Hagino (lyrics & music)
Shun
誓いI can overcome/Ryu Si Won (music)
funny girl/luce (music & guitar chorus)
-愛する君に伝えよう-/luce (lyrics & music)
ずっとずっと続く道/luce (lyrics, music & guitar)
PAPA TO KISS IN THE DARK Character Song 「close to you」/ It's 「It fall to love」 「does not wither」 「ドクノハナ」 「endless dream」 「キミだけの歌」 「さようなら」 「Go your way」/SHUN(Vocals:SHUN)
HAPPY SEVEN Character Song 「Let's Go」 「Friends」 「キミがくれた宝物」 「Flavor Of Summer」 「Loneliness」 「はっぴぃセブン」 「キセキ」 「Over The Rainbow」 「ココロとココロ」 「リフレイン」
[edit] Solo Works Shun He has composed music for other artists and soundtracks, including "Go your way" from Papa to Kiss in the Dark. Kazuya He has gone on to form BOUNTY with Aoi. Tohru He has recently worked with Shun, and with Kazuya and Aoi in BOUNTY. Tsutomu He has been working as a jewelry designer, and graphic artist. He sells many of his works on his website. Ryuji There's no information regarding his current activity, as of yet.
[edit] Misc. In addition to the initial pressing of THE.LOST.INNOCENT, which features a white digipack case with a velcrow strap, there is also an alternate version with a black cover that comes in a regular jewel case. This is the remastered version and features superior sound to that of the previous edition, though this release tends to be overlooked. There were alternate covers released for Tsuki no Hana, Memories in White, and Defect Lover Complex. Tsutomu has a slight accent to what typical central Japanese dialect sounds like, which is apparent during his singing. For instance, in Fanatic Crisis's 4th single, "Rainy Merry-go-round", his pronunciations of "maware" and "yume" clearly display an accent. The Shockwave '96 version of 'Truth' features a piano solo before the gutar solo, as opposed to the choir in the album version.
